Transfer Round-Up: Finn Russell on the move, Seven leave Gloucester
Rugby NewsMonday, 16 August 2021 at 11:10
Our weekly round-up of rugby transfer rumours. All the latest speculation linking players with moves. Please remember these are internet rumours, gathered in one place for your convenience, not RUCK stories.
STAYING: Wuins announce that England international Lagi Tuima has re-signed for the Club ahead of the 2021/22 Allianz Premier 15s season.
REJECTS: Olympics rugby sevens gold medalist Iosefo Masi has turned down lucrative offers to take his talents overseas and has insisted he wants to continue to play for Fiji. FULL STORY
MAGNIFICENT SEVEN: Hartpury University RFC have announced that a number of players have joined on season-long loans from their friends at Gloucester Rugby. FULL STORY
BID: Green Rockets Tokatsu want to buy star Scotland fly-half Finn Russell out of the last two seasons of his Racing 92 contract and make him the highest-paid player in the world. FULL STORY
SIGNED: Exeter Chiefs have announced the signings of Western Force second-row Ryan McCauley and Bayonne prop Sam Nixon ahead of the new Premiership season. FULL STORY
JOINING: Richard Cockerill will this week be unveiled as the latest member of Eddie Jones’ coaching team after agreeing to a contract with the RFU. FULL STORY
DEPARTURE: London Irish have released back-rower Blair Cowan from his contract in order for him to take up a playing opportunity in Japan. FULL STORY
STAYING: Front-rowers Storm Hanekom, Aniseko Sio and Toby Williams have signed with Nottingham for next season. FULL STORY
ARRIVED: Saracens have announced the arrival of Samoan international Theo McFarland to the club on a long-term deal. FULL STORY
SIGNED: Ronan O’Gara’s La Rochelle have signed former London Irish hooker Motu Matu’u on a short-term deal. FULL STORY
JOKER: Former Worcester Warriors prop Conor Carey has joined French side Perpignan as a medical joker.
STAYING: Wasps lock Theo Vukasinovic has extended his contract with the Premiership club. FULL STORY
OLYMPIAN: Double Olympian Ollie Lindsay-Hague has joined Newcastle Falcons on a short-term deal. FULL STORY
WALTZ: Rugby player-turned-pundit Ugo Monye has become the 15th and final celebrity to be confirmed for the 2021 series of Strictly Come Dancing. FULL STORY
LEAVING: Bath are on the hunt for another hooker, which would allow Josh Matavesi to leave for an opportunity in Japan, according to The Rugby Paper.
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- Jordie Barrett over Damian de Allende is far from being correct. The hype around Dupont is also overreaching, he's probably 4th in the world and has been since the 2023 WC. He also avoids certain matchups which is strange. The rest of the list is pretty good apart from minor subjective biases.JasonMarlow16-09-2026
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